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- businessweekly
- May 15, 2020
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Stock Market Weekly Review
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) was in a bullish mode last week with investors bagging a cumulative $11 billion in values on gains led mainly by mid-tiers.
- businessweekly
- May 15, 2020
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Pandemic behaviour explained: The good, the bad
People need certainty. Because of loss aversion, we know that people really like to keep what they have. Living in uncertain times when we don’t even know what’s going to happen next week is difficult for all of us. As a result, it brings out both the best and the worst in us.
Chronicle Editor
- Chronicle
- May 15, 2020
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Manpower Development Bill expected to transform tertiary education
Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief GOVERNMENT has crafted the Manpower Development Bill to realign the tertiary education system so that it becomes skills-based and contributes to the country’s industrial growth.…
- businessweekly
- May 15, 2020
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European investment fall raises fears for future growth
Investment in the eurozone has plummeted in recent weeks, creating a drag on the continent’s economy that economists warn is likely to last even after companies and workers emerge from coronavirus lockdowns.
- businessweekly
- May 15, 2020
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Prospect completes rights issue
Prospect Resources says it has successfully completed its rights issue to raise approximately 2 million Australian dollars (US$1,3 million) for its Zimbabwe-based Arcadia lithium project.
- businessweekly
- May 15, 2020
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Withholding taxes on tobacco selling
Farmers, buyers, sellers and contractors should take note of the correct treatment of withholding taxes on selling of tobacco. It is important to charge tax where appropriate to ensure a smooth selling season and avoid inconveniencing farmers.
- businessweekly
- May 15, 2020
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Surveying options when final whistle blows
Back in 1996 Channel 4’s “Cutting Edge” documentary series followed Paul Gascoigne for a year as he considered a move away from Rome.
- businessweekly
- May 15, 2020
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Adopt to the new normal
“I cannot wait for things to be normal” is something I keep hearing from some people in the business circles. It worries me to hear such talk at a time when the current Covid-19 pandemic has all but changed the way we live and go about our lives forever. Due to the infectious nature of the virus, focus has been on preventing its spread by practising social distancing and self isolation, while the world works on finding a cure and more importantly a vaccine.
- businessweekly
- May 15, 2020
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Change your mindset
Shepherd Sagne, is my resident photographer, printer and graphic designer. On one occasion when I was quite unhappy with the work he had done for me, he was quick to point out that; “I am ISO certified”. I, however, discovered that it’s a term he uses loosely to enhance his brand strength. But the fact still remains, Shepherd is aware of how an international certification from the International Standardisation Organisation (ISO) will augment his business. I backed away and have treated him with “much more respect” since that outburst. He has since acquired a drone which he uses to take photographs at all functions and is doing very well.
- businessweekly
- May 15, 2020
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Revamp business groups for all
The need for effective representative bodies in all economic sectors, formal and informal, has been highlighted by the present policies to manage the Covid-19 pandemic and allow a staged restart of economic activity.